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<h1>smp.outer_surf<a class="headerlink" href="#smp-outer-surf" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<code class="sig-prename descclassname">smp.</code><code class="sig-name descname">outer_surf</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">yi</em>, <em class="sig-param">p</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="reference internal" href="../../_modules/smp.html#outer_surf"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#smp.outer_surf" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Compute the initial condition for the outer plume at the sea surface</p>
<p>Computes the initial conditions for the first outer plume segment after
the inner plume impinges on the free surface of the water body.  It is 
assumed that the inner plume had significant volume flux and that this 
first outer plume segment will be viable.</p>
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<dt><strong>yi</strong><span class="classifier"><cite>stratified_plume_model.InnerPlume</cite> object</span></dt><dd><p>Object for manipulating the inner plume state space</p>
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<dt><strong>p</strong><span class="classifier"><cite>ModelParams</cite> object</span></dt><dd><p>Object containing the fixed model parameters for the stratified 
plume model.</p>
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<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
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<dt><strong>z0</strong><span class="classifier">float</span></dt><dd><p>Initial depth of the outer plume segment (m).</p>
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<dt><strong>y0</strong><span class="classifier">ndarray</span></dt><dd><p>Initial dependent variables state space for the outer plume segment.</p>
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